Amusement car



Dec. 29,1931. H. P.. SCHMECK 1,839,054

AMUSEMENT CAR Filed M y 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 29, 1931. H. P. SCHMECK I AMUSEMENT CAR Filed May 16, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet Hrbw Dec. 29, 1931. SCHMECK 1,839,054

AMUSEMENT CAR Filed Ma 16, 1950 4 sheets-sheet s Dec. 29, 1931. H. P. SCHMECK AMUSEMENT CAR Filed May 16, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet Patented Dec. 29, 1931 UNITED STATES HERBERT r. SOI-IMECK, or mime-Emma, rnnnsv nvnn m V AM sEMEN i; can

Application filed May 16, 1939. s r' ai irasaaeeer Tllhisinvention relates to amusement cars.

10 tions thereof. v V i A further object of the invention is the provision of a structure of this character which may bereadily incorporated in the ordinary amusement car structure withon material modification thereof. i A stlll further ob ect of the invention is the provision of a structure permitting at least two of thewheels of the car to oscillate with relation to the frame of the car, while at the same time insuring maintenance of said wheels in proper engagement with the track A further object of the invention is the production of an apparatus of thischaracter which will be durable and efiicient in service and a general improvement in the art. 7

These and other objects I attain by the structure shown in the accompanying draw ings wherein, for the purpose of illustration,

1 have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein: V

Fig. l is a longitudinal sectional View through an amusement car constructed in accordance with my invention, taken on line 11 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2:2 of-Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 4 illustrating a modified car structure;

4 is a section on line H of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a section on line 55 ofIFig. 6 illustrating a further modification of the structure;

Fig. 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig. 5

Fig. 7 is a section on line 77 of 8 illustrating a further modification of the invention; and

Fig. 8 is a section on line 88 of Fig. 7

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 generally desigof which includes longitudinallyextending nates the body of an amusement car, the f 'anie inner andt outer side members ll and 12 arranged at each Sldie of the vehicle, the'outer SlClQ members 12 having thergreater length and having thelexcess length projected rearward'ly beyond the rear ends-of the. side members 11. The rear ends ofsidemembers 11 are connected by a transverse. beam 13 while those olf th'e side members 12 are con- .nected. by a beam 1 1- adjacent faces of these beainsibeing spaced and providing: atransversely-extending recess.

' To the innerside bea-msll, adjacent the, v

forward ends thereof, wheelm'ounts :15 are rigidly secu-redandwithinthe'recesses at the rear oflthe cal-:51 'pivotal'ly mount a'frame beam 16, the pivot 17 of which is disposed at the center of the car "and which has its ends mounted-in the stationary beams 13 andfle.

Beam 16=is. in Figs/1 and'2, disclosed as a hollow rectangular.structure the" upper and side walls beinglcontinued beyond the ends of the beam proper and afi'ordinga mount.- ingjfor track wheels-18- These track wheels ineitherform'ofthe inventioniare disclosed as engaging flatly. "upon the i upper surface of tracks 19', and. the undersu'r'face'ofit -e beam at the ends thereof has secured thereto castings Q Qm ounting wheels 21;.toeugage the 'inner faces .of thetrack and prevent transverse dis placement ofthe car ,.an"d,rollers 22 to engage beneath a1projection-23 formed -on.-the :inner surface of the trackfand.limit the? extent through whichthewheels may separate from the track. In .Figs. .3 and 4 a. similar beam structure is provided, but the lends of this bean'rha-ve integral depending portions 24, the

lower ends of which are out-turned as at 25 face and the'inner'face olf'the truck, thus eliminating the necessity for the wheels 21. In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the structure of Figs. 1 and 2 is modified by eliminating the pivot element 17 and mounting upon the upper surface of beams 11 and 12 a casting 26 the ends of which rest upon the beams and the central portion of which is transversely arcuately curved.

Against the lower surfaces of the beams a second casting 27 is secured in opposition to the casting 26, this casting having in its upper face between beams 13 and 14 a transversely- 3 extending concave socket 27a the curvature of which has the same center as the projection 26a of casting 26. Beam 17a at its center has a socket 28 receiving and fitting the projection 26-a and to its lower face has secured a wear plate 29 for co-action with the socket 27a. In Figs. 7 and 8 the pivot structure of Figs. 5 and 6 is shown as applied to astructure similar to that of Figs. 3 and 4:. This structure difi'erentiates from that of Figs. 3 and 4: in that instead of employing a roller to engage beneath the hold-down projection 23 a rigid finger on the lower end of the bracket is employed for this purpose.

It will be obvious that when the car passes 30 over asection of the track wherein the tracks are not disposed in a common plane, the supporting Wheels 30 of the wheel mounts 15 will remain in engagement with the tracks due to the weight of the car, the pivoted beam at the rear of'the car oscillating to permit the wheels 18 of this beam to remain in engagement withthe tracks. Thus, any tendency of the wheels to separate from the tracks due to unevenness of the tracks is avoided. Iio Jumping will, of course, be prevented by the portions 25 or rollers 22 coming into engagement with the projections 23.

A structure of this character produces a smoothly riding amusement car which is absolutely safe in'operation and which at the same time may be very readily and cheaply manufactured.

As the construction is obviously capable of considerable modification, I do not wish to be 40' understood as limiting myself thereto except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim: In an amusement apparatus, a car embodying a rigid frame, a supporting track struc -15 ture for the car, a pair of wheels fixed to the frame to engage said tracks, a beam pivoted to the frame intermediate its ends and having at its ends wheels to engage the tracks, means upon the opposite ends of the beam engaging the tracks for limiting transverse movement of the beam with relation to the tracks, and means at opposite ends of the beam for limiting separation of the lastnamed wheels from the tracks, the first and last-named wheels constituting the sole supporting means for said car.

HERBERT P. SCHMECK. 

